DG5 is classified within the Apollo group—asteroids characterized by orbits that cross Earth's trajectory around the Sun. It ...

One of the defining characteristics of Mars are its craters. Direct asteroid strikes are no doubt responsible for many of the most famous craters on Mars, but now experts say the aftermath of a single ...

EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly Observatory in Hungary ...

NASA tracks five near-Earth asteroids flying close to our planet this week. Despite their size, none pose a threat for at ...

A tiny asteroid struck Earth this morning, lighting up the dark sky over northern Siberia as it burned up. Measuring around 27 inches wide, the asteroid—temporarily designated C0WEPC5—was ...

The object bypassed impact monitoring systems. Last month, the Earth's atmosphere was bombarded by a small, boulder-sized asteroid just hours after it had first been detected, having evaded early ...

The small asteroid, measuring about a metre across, did not pose a threat to life. It was the third space rock detected imminently before impacting the Earth this year, but only the tenth on record.

WASHINGTON: Bennu, a rocky object that is categorised as a near-Earth asteroid, is currently around 186,000 miles (299,000 km) distance from Earth, its closest. With a one in 2,700 possibility of ...

Such an impact, if it occurred, would have the potential for city-level devastation, depending on where it strikes ... 300 feet wide. "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles (299,000 ...

Scientists Predict Devastation if Asteroid Bennu Strikes Earth in 2182 By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making ...